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It’s been four months since my last mix – way overdue for something fresh. I’ve been buried (in a very good way) helping a few very talented artists set up shop and sell music directly to their fans via the Topspin platform (Freeland, Van Hunt and Eminem to name a few).

Well, I made up for lost time digital crate digging this weekend at Beatport, and stocked up on some meaty, bouncy techno, tech, electro and straight-up house beats. Man, have I deprived myself of some good tunes. After straightening up my studio (the 4.7 magnitude earthquake we had a few weeks ago knocked over my monitors, among other things), I settled in for a two-hour mix session. I love stringing new tracks together for the first time, especially when the end result is something worth sharing with those who appreciate the bouncy stuff.

Hope you enjoy the ride.

Scrimps – DJ Gary-O

01 – PS. You Rock (Spektre Remix) – Marc DePulse
02 – Spunk (Original Mix) – Dopamine
03 – Stich (Bass Kleph Remix) – Twocker
04 – Word Problems (Original Mix) – Deadmau5
05 – Distrait (Nick Curly & Gorge Remix) – Steve Lawler
06 – Amelie (Format:B Remix) – Butch
07 – Yin (Original Club Mix) – Francis Preve & Wolfgang Gartner
08 – Again Again (Original Mix) – Matteo DiMarr
09 – Cheyenne (Uto Karem REmix) – Spektre
10 – Snapshot (Original Mix) – Sebastian Leger
11 – Positive Education (D’Julz Remix) – Slam
12 – Yes Ma’am ‘All Nite Long’ (Trentemoller Remix) – Visti & Meyland
13 – Cool (Afrojack Remix) – Spencer & Hill
14 – Monday Evils (Original Mix) – Richard Dinsdale & D-Unity
15 – Girls Speak Louder (Donique Remix) – Costello
16 – One Funky Fresh DJ (2009 DJ Hero Remix) – Huda Hudia
17 – Doggie Style (Zodiac Cartel Mix) – Calverton
18 – Shock Horror (Mike Balance Remix) – Z-Listers
19 – Sewer Gash Ft. Beardyman (Far Too Loud Remix) – Stereo Type
20 – The Answer feat. Margeau (Dabruck & Klein Mix) – Joachim Garraud & CB Lyon
21 – I’m Not Alone (Deadmau5 Remix) – Calvin Harris

I found some time to whip up a mix this past weekend after picking up a batch of new tracks. I’ve really neglected my turntables over the past several months and it’s nice to be able to find more time to shake off the stress and get lost in the mix for a few hours each week.

“Glass Face” is a blend of tech, electro, and a little techno. No breaks this time (f you want breaks, check out Wasabi Bomb), just straight up 4×4 beats that I think you’ll enjoy. I picked up all of these tracks at Beatport. If you like ‘em, you should pick ‘em up there too.

Glass Face – DJ Gary-O

01 – Majuro – Sebastian Leger
02 – Guacamoli – Olivier Giacomotto
03 – Wide Reaction – Truati
04 – Reflex (Zodiac Cartel’s Tech Remix) – Harvey McKay
05 – Love and Changes (Defunct! Wham! Mix) – Trevor Loveys & Shab Ruffcut
06 – We Rock – Uppermost
07 – Amsterdam feat. Guerilla Speakerz – Mightyfools
08 – Control (Rogue Element Remix) – Lee Combs
09 – Jack the Joint (Zodiac Cartel’s Bumpin’ Mix) – Elite Force
10 – 2nd to None – Umek
11 – Socom – Maetrik
12 – Edding 850 – Format:B
13 – Pink Boots (Stephen Beaupre Remix) – Thomas Schumacher
14 – Failsafe – Hobo

It’s been about three months since I hopped on the decks and made a mix worth keeping around and I hope you enjoy this one. “Wasabi Bomb” is all Breaks and Electro, and aside from the first track by The Wiseguys the rest of the tunes are relatively recent. All songs in the track list should be available at Beatport or Amazon and I think one or two of the songs came from my favorite music blog, Red Threat. Enjoy.

Wasabi Bomb – a mix from DJ Gary-O

1 – Ooh La La (Original Mix) – The Wiseguys
2 – Happiness (Original Mix) – Krafty Kuts & A Skillz
3 – Insight feat. Asheru (A Skillz Remix) – Fort Knox Five
4 – Jack Got Jacked (Jack Beats Remix) – AC Slater
5 – Flashback (Original Mix) – Wolfgang Gartner
6 – State of Ghetto Jackin’ feat. DJ Nasty (Original Mix) – Baobinga
7 – Autograph (Original Dirty Mix) – Hatiras & MC Flipside
8 – Funk Move Da Botty (Lazy Rich Remix) -Aquilaganta
9 – Get Off (Miles Dyson Remix) – Sharooz
10 – That Banana Track (HiJack Remix) – Liam Vizzle
11 – Dooms Night (Azzido Da Bass Edit) – Crookers vs. Azzido Da Bass
12 – Blood Splashing (Fake Blood Theme – Original Mix) – Fake Blood
13 – Blaze (Baobinga & ID Remix) – Stanton Warriors
14 – Ruffest (Original Mix) – Bassbin Twins